Once you're through the storm, the sea looks good from shore.
Epictetus, Fragment 121
Once you're through the storm, the sea looks good from shore.
Epictetus, Fragment 121
The source
"Once you're through the storm, the sea looks good from shore." Epictetus said it in Fragment 121. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them"George Long, 1877, Fragment 121. Ancient fragment attributed to Epictetus; authenticity disputed, so credit as "attributed to Epictetus".
Who said it
Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Born enslaved, became the most influential Stoic teacher of his age. His student Arrian wrote down the Discourses and the Enchiridion.
Questions
- Who said "Once you're through the storm, the sea looks good from shore."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Fragment 121.
- What is the original wording?
- As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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